Archive By Section - Atlanta Braves

NEW YORK - Kenshin Kawakami is getting used to taking on the best pitcher opposing teams can offer. Roy Halladay, Clayton Kershaw, Johan Santana - stack 'em up for a 34-year-old rookie who sure doesn't get intimidated very easily.

NEW YORK - Brian McCann hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves took advantage of another gaffe by Luis Castillo to put together their own eight-run inning in a 15-2 victory over the sluggish New York Mets on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield doubled twice in an eight-run fourth inning and the New York Mets battered Derek Lowe, rebounding from an early deficit for a 9-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.

ATLANTA - Ryan Howard led off the ninth inning with a homer and the Philadelphia Phillies won their fourth straight game, beating the Atlanta Braves 3-2 Friday night in the opener of an important NL East series.

LOS ANGELES -- Kelly Johnson hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning against Guillermo Mota and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Saturday night for their second straight extra-inning victory over the NL West leaders.

Johnson, who pinch-hit in the eighth for second baseman Diory Hernandez and remained in the game, drove a 1-1 pitch a couple of rows behind the short fence in the right-field corner for his eighth home run after a one-out walk to Adam LaRoche.